Fatigue in the acute phase after first stroke predicts poorer physical health 18 months later.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine whether fatigue in the acute phase following stroke predicts long-term patient-reported physical and mental health outcomes 18 months later.

Methods

Patients (n = 96, mean age 67.8 years, SD 12.9) were assessed within 2 weeks of hospital admission for first-ever stroke (acute phase) and 18 months later. Measures included the Fatigue Severity Scale and the Beck Depression Inventory II. The Short Form-36 was used to assess self-reported physical and mental health. Multivariate regression analysis was used to evaluate the relationship between acute phase fatigue and later health outcomes, controlling for relevant covariates.

Results

Acute phase fatigue was associated with physical health at 18-month follow-up, but not with mental health. After adju

SUBMITTER: Lerdal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3806915 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature